Color arrangement



y 1931- w. GRUMBACHER 1,805,520

COLOR ARRANGEMENT Filed Feb. 7, 1929 ATTOR NEY Patented May 19, 1931 WALTER enumnncnnmf ornnwfxonmjlwz, AssIGi oRnoTM; enUMBncHEa-or' ivnw-i "YORK, N. Y, 'A corsn'rnnnsn roonrosnn or MAX enunnnonnn ANnwnLrER G UMBAOHEB, 1 I

enimnnrj if a plication med reamed-7', 1929', were. s3a,o7o.-

My present invention relates generally color indications, and hormone of its aspects involves the novel arrangementiof color'in-, dlcations for paint mlxlIig purposes,and 5 from anotheraspect involves P8411113 discs or portions arranged in accordance with' -such indications, and fromrstill'another" aspect the association of paint discs so arranged Y {indications are circularly arranged, progressing clockwise in-the illustrated embodiment of Fig; 1, and the description ofthe color pol-- with such-indications.

10 The general object'of myinvention colors v rected to facilitating the selection. of

to produce the desired effect; 7 A still further object of my invention .is

the association with the arrangementiifor. facilitating the selection of! colors, of means to facilitate the actual mixing of the colors;

In one of the specific embodiments herein Y disclosed, I illustrate.thgemployment.ofmy

invention. with a color chart, the indications taking the form either of: a. group of word color. indications or axgroup wof colo'red 'patches,:or:of-both, the groupor groups be? lng circularly: arrangedfwith the corresponds 7 ing indicationsion the twogroupsin registry,

as will be more fully set forth'hereinafter.;-

, In another: of the specific. embodiments herein :disclosed, I illustrate the employment ofmy invention with a paintibox or paint holder,'in which thepaint'pellets themselves or form the color indications,'socthat thenecessity for recourse to :any source -.of; information other 7 than the paint" pellets themselves and their. arrangementis eliminated. I j

vFor the attainment of theseqobjectstand such other objects as may hereinaftera'ppear or be pointed out, I-have illustratedembodie ments: of "my invention. pin the pdraw'ingsf,

wherinra ,-o Fig. 1 shows avcolor'chart embodying one phase of-my invention,

theline' 'ventio'ni In this figure, I show my color in-* dications as of two characters,':namely, indi-j vorangei jand the like, :all arranged; 'inthe, outer circlell), and

Fig. 2 is a top plan viewof a further eme I the triangles 15 and 16 have been described as enem 1 ofgthe dra'wingsand asservging,fli:t1 this connection, to increasetheconqof coloredlpatches also circularly arranged concentrically \withthe circle 10 with each,

color 'pa'tch inregistry withthe correspond inglwordjcolor indications; e. g., the word yellow? is in registrywith the yellow patch. or area: j I 1 It will be observed upon viewing this figure'that both the color patches and the word;

lets will vbe understood; as applying equally well tothe workcolor indications.

; I'-,havearranged the colors in the order shownjin thedrawin because of certain'adiv'antageous results w ichare attained therebyfand, infthe drawings, it will be observed thatthe primary: colors, Fyellow, ,red o and blue are arranged at the apices of an equi dicationsaregrouped, So also, the intermediate colors,

are arrangedatthe apices of asimilar triangle;16,:a dup1icate of 'the first-mentioned triangle 15 except that it is in reversed position, theitwo triangles-interseetiong to form a six pointed star :Another advantage of this color indica+ tionarrangement, and particularly of either a the actual, association therewith of the six:

pointed "star or of "the I employment of my in be ground-that the triangle having one a of its apices -at fryellow will have its other two apices directed to .;two colors, which, when m xedigivetvlolet, or, which, when mixed n e and Violefilr I ventionwith a six-pointed star idea in mind,

is 'that, taking yellow as anexample, it will withlithe .yellowl give neutral gray. This ppl e equ l ywellioiall po n of the chart; While the six-pointed star formedby 'venient-use; {of the arrangement herein ,dis-

closed, it qwillbe understood thatthe: actual physicaluse OfthiSsix-pOinted star isnot essential to the 'b'roaderaspect of this phase of ion with such a figure is fully understood and appreciated, that the idea of the employment of a six-pointed star will itself be suflicient, and in time even its mental association can be dispensed with.

Between each primary and its adjacent in-f termediate color on either side, is a color which is formed by mixing together the eforementionedprimary color and intermediate color.

As a result of this arrangement of color indications, it will be observed that any indicated color will, when mixed with the'color indicated diametrically posite give neusuch that, starting with yellowi for ex ample, (which might be termed the highest or :glhtest color) and progressing clockwise, the 01s gradually become darker until a point 3g diametrically opposite yellow is reached, namely, violet (which is the darkest or 01 the colors), and-as the clockwise movement is continued the colors gradually become lighter until yellow is again :5 reached. Y I

Again, starting with orange, which is generally referred to by artists as the warmest of the colors, and progressing clockwise through violet, the coldest color is reached a at blue green, and this also is diametrically oppesitethe warmest color, namely, ore/age tnd'e'sthe regression is continued the colors gradually eceme warmer until orange is ageinreached. i ll While I have herein referred to the colors as erran clockwise to give the results pbintedoht, it'will be understood that theresults-will be attained as efiectively even when the arrangement of the colors is reversed.- 4a In Fig. 2 of the drawings, I haveshown an embodiment of my invention wherein the color arrangement of thecliart of Fig. 1 is as-' sociated with an actual paint holdwcrbcx and with whichoptionally may also be used a the color-word indications of the chart of Fig. 1, the actualpaint pellets corresponding in all respects to the color patches or areas The paint box comprises the bottom ll provided with the upstanding flange-w thereabout andthe cover or closure memberm. 'lhebottomQO-lras a series of depressionsor 22* formed therein, m any'ple ierreder desired manner, as by a stamping 58 operation, where the box is made of'sh'eet metal. These depressions are twelve in mine her and are arranged in a circle. They are intended to receive colors or paints in the 101m, for example, of pellets, the pellets 25,

I 9 and 27 resent-in the primary colors gnaw, and hire, for example, and

- pellets 28, 29 and 30 representing the intermediates, orange, violetand green,

1b! example. The arrangement 'of the pel-' his to color answers generally. to the artral gray. Furthermore, the arran ement isv '2 "of the drawings the employment of a sixcations.

rangement of the color atches in Fig. 1. Centrall of this circle oi depressions 22 is arrange a central de ression 32 to which paint may beremoved y the brush from the chambers 22 and in which the paints may be Iii-order to facilitate this operation channels 35 connecting the depressions 22 and the central chamber 32 may be provided. When it is desired to form a. neutral gray color of, for example, yellow, the ellow and the diametrically opposite color 'violet are mixed in the central chamber 32 and in this connection the channels 35 are found of advantage.

-Whiile this central chmnber may be of any desired or preferred shape, I have found it to be of advantage to give it the .lrexagunal outline shown in the drawings, for the assistance which said arrangement gives in select. ingthe colors for mixing. For example, any two diamatrimlly opposed apices ofv this h point to colors which will give neutral gray. Any three elim nate apiece also point to colors that give neutral gray. The progression of colors from warmest to coldest and from lightest to deepest desmibed in cennedionwith Fig. ,1 is also maintained Ilmve illustrated in connection will Fig.

pointed star 37 and of the word 0010!: indi- 38,I,lthongh it will be understood gunman at thesezareial tothis m although it me be omxd mefnl under the. circumstances. m tln same function in connection with themhodinmrtcf 2 as was descrilnd in cannectinn the embodiment of Fig. 1.

One of the important features of the embndinimt of 2 is that it e the musitylzlmtausermnsultacolorclnztor any other sourceof imformmtilmls to the Oil the colom The paints themselves, at their colors, coupled with the particularurangemmt herein specified, givealnlthe iniormatlon that is necessary, and the embodiment herein of the other featm'm set fourth are primarily to facilitate the mixof the colors.

I have described my inventim of Fig. 2 as associated with a paint container of the character set forth, and the paint in-flle form of pellets received in depressions in such container, it will be understoui that the broad phases of my inventionv do not necessitate the employment of such spcific construction. c

Having thus described my invention and i1 its use, what I claim. as new and dnsire'tc secure by Letters Patent is:

l. paint box comprising a plate; having a series depressions arranged in a circle, color pigments in said depressions, a central mixing chamber formed in said plate and 41.0

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ehannels connecting each of said depressions with said central mixing chamber.

2; A paint box comprisinga late having a series of depressions arrange in acircle,

color pigments in said depressions, a central mixing chamber formed in said plate, said chamber being hexagonal in shape and so,

7 arranged that any two diametrically opposed apices of the hexagon point to colors which I i p when mixed will give neutral grayandany three alternate apices also point'rto colors which when mixed will give neutral gray.

3. A paint box comprising a a series of depressions arrange color pigments insaid' depressions, a central mixing chamber formed in said plate, said chamber being hexagonal in shape andso ar ranged that any two diametrically opposed with said central mixing chamber. 1

In witness whereof I have signed and sealed this specification V WALTER GRUMBACHER.

(plate having 7 1n a circle, 

